Obituaries

Helen M. Utter

Helen M. Utter

Sep 3, 2005

Helen M. Utter, 93 of Lee�s Summit, formerly of Independence, passed away Sat. Sep 3, 2005 at White Ridge Health Center. A mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 am, Wed, Sep 7, 2005 at St. Mary�s Catholic Church. Visitation will be from 9:15 - 9:45 am, Wednesday at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave. Indep. MO with the...

Helen I. Solomon

Helen I. Solomon

Sep 3, 2005

Helen I. Solomon, 82, of Englewood, FL, passed away, Saturday, September 3, 2005 at Englewood Community Hospital in Englewood, FL. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. The family will greet friends from 10:00 a.m., until service time Thursday at the chapel. Cremation to follow the services with inurnment in Mound Grove Cemetery. Helen was born...

Raymond Thomas Lanigan

Raymond Thomas Lanigan

Sep 2, 2005

Raymond T. Lanigan, 92 of Independence, MO passed away Fri Sep 2, 2005 at the Lee�s Summit Hospital.. Visitation will be held from 7 - 8:30 pm, Tuesday at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave, Indep. MO Graveside services will be 10 am, Wed. Sep 7, 2005 at Woodlawn Cemetery. Mr. Lanigan was born on Jan 4, 1913 to...

Delma Irene Novinger

Delma Irene Novinger

Sep 2, 2005

Delma Irene (Newcomer) Novinger, 95, of Independence, MO, passed away, Friday, September 2, 2005 after a slow sweet decline while a resident of The Groves, Independence, MO. She was born November 2, 1909 to Clyde and Addie (Blakesley) Newcomer in May, OK. The family moved to Lamoni, IA, when she was three years old and she always considered Lamoni her...

Ralph Tenney

Ralph Tenney

Sep 1, 2005

Ralph Tenney, 77, of Lake Lotawana, MO passed away Thursday, September 1st at St. Joseph Health Center. A "Celebration of his Life� will be held at a later date. Ralph was born May 27, 1928 in Bethany, MO to Ralph and Cleo (Little) Tenney, Sr.. He grew up in Bethany and then graduated from William Jewell College. He was a...

Charles Lamar Stucker

Charles Lamar Stucker

Sep 1, 2005

Charles Lamar Stucker, 76, of Independence, MO, passed away, Thursday, September 1, 2005 at Rosewood Health Center. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Sunday, September 4, 2005 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Burial will be in Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. The family will greet friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Saturday evening at the chapel. Charles was born June 8, 1929...

Ralph Tenney

Ralph Tenney

Sep 1, 2005

Ralph Tenney, 77, of Lake Latowana, MO passed away Thursday, September 1st at St. Joseph Health Center. A "Celebration of his Life� will be held at a later date. Ralph was born May 27, 1928 in Bethany, MO to Ralph and Cleo (Little) Tenney, Sr.. He grew up in Bethany and then graduated from William Jewell College. He was a...

Charlene Louise Selby

Charlene Louise Selby

Sep 1, 2005

Charlene Louise Selby, 55 of Independence, MO passed away Thu, Sep 1, 2005 at the Moberly Medical Center. Graveside Services will be 11:00 am, Wed, Sep 7, 2005 at the Eskridge Cemetery, Eskridge, KS. Visitation will be from 7 - 8:30 pm, Tuesday at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Indep. MO. Contributions are suggested to Comprehensive Mental...

Ruth H. Wilson

Ruth H. Wilson

Aug 31, 2005

Ruth H. Wilson, 97 of Independence passed away Aug 31, 2005 at her home. Graveside services will be 2:30 pm Fri. Sep. 2, 2005 at Park Lawn Cemetery. Ruth was born in a log cabin in Troy, MO to Alfred and Clementine (Norton) Watson. She moved to Kansas City when she was 14, there she met her husband to be,...

Mary L. Dickerson

Mary L. Dickerson

Aug 31, 2005

Mary L. Dickerson, 59, of Independence, MO passed away on August 31, 2005 at the Research Medical Center. A visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. on Friday, September 2, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. The service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday at the chapel, with burial at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. In lieu of flowers contributions...

Josephine "Jo" Brightwell

Josephine "Jo" Brightwell

Aug 31, 2005

Josephine "Jo� Brightwell, 83, of Trenton, MO, formerly of Independence passed away Wednesday, August 31st at Wright Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 6th at Mound Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be 1-2:00 p.m. Tuesday at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Josephine was born June 5, 1922 in Sugar Creek, MO to Walter H. and Anna C. (Chartmitz) McIntosh....

Erma E. Webb

Erma E. Webb

Aug 28, 2005

Erma E. Webb, 87, Buckner, MO died Aug. 28, 2005 of complications due to pulmonary disease and recent surgery to repair a broken hip. Services will be 2 pm, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005 at Speaks Buckner Chapel; interment at Buckner Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 - 7 pm, Wed. at the funeral home. Erma was raised in Slater, MO...

William Gordon Smith

William Gordon Smith

Aug 26, 2005

William Gordon Smith, 92, of Odessa, MO formerly of Independence, MO passed away Friday, August 26, 2005 at New Haven Care Center. Services will be 10 am Thursday, September 1st at Speaks Suburban Chapel; with interment in Mt. Washington Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday from 6 to 8 pm at the Chapel. Gordon was born December 4, 1912 in Independence,...

Anna Katherine (Kay) Oyster

Anna Katherine (Kay) Oyster

Aug 26, 2005

Anna Katherine (Kay) Jennison Oyster, 83, of Independence, MO passed away of Parkinson�s disease on Friday, August 26, 2005. Services and interment in Arlington National Cemetery will be private. Kay was born in Parkersburg, WV. She graduated from Marietta College in 1942, where she met her husband, Dale Eugene Oyster, who died in 1996 after fifty-four years of marriage. Before...

Willa J. Bradley

Willa J. Bradley

Aug 26, 2005

Willa J. Bradley, 88, of Independence, MO, passed away Friday, August 26th at her daughter�s home in Blue Springs. Services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 31st at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be 6-8:00 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel. Burial in Blue Springs Cemetery. Willa was born November 11, 1916 in Buffalo, MO to Eugene Drake and Letha Ann...

Rolf D. Smith

Rolf D. Smith

Aug 26, 2005

Rolf D. Smith, 77, of Independence, MO, passed away Friday, August 26th at his home. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 30th at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be 6-8:00 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Rolf was born September 15, 1927 in Kansas City, MO to Vincent Paul and Thelma Fern (Pittman) Smith. Mr. Smith was a member...

Byron E. Benson

Byron E. Benson

Aug 25, 2005

Byron E. Benson, 78, Independence, MO died Aug. 25, 2005 at the Cameron Veterans Home. Visitation will be 6 - 8 pm, Monday, Aug. 29, 2005 at Speaks Suburban Chapel; cremation. The family suggests contributions to the Shriner�s Burn Hospital c/o Ararat Shrine, Ararat Drive, K.C., MO 64129. Byron was born Dec. 18, 1926 in Lantry, SD. He was a...

Alice Perry

Alice Perry

Aug 24, 2005

Alice Perry, 83, of Jupiter, FL, formerly of Independence, MO, entered into our Lords presence Wednesday, August 24th at her home. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, August 27th at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service from 1-2:00 p.m. Entombment in Mound Grove Mausoleum. Contributions may be made to the Hospice Foundation or the...

Pam Ryan

Pam Ryan

Aug 23, 2005

Pam Ryan, 54, of Kansas City, MO passed away Tuesday, August 23rd at St. Joseph Health Center. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, August 27th at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Visitation will be 6-8:00 p.m. on Friday, August 26th in the chapel. Burial will take place in Blue Springs Cemetery. Pam was born June 23, 1951 in Kansas City, KS to Bruce...

Norman Randall

Norman Randall

Aug 22, 2005

Norman Randall, 44, of Kansas City, MO passed away on August 22, 2005 at St. Luke�s Hospital. A visitation will be held from 7-8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 1, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. The service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday at the chapel with burial at Maple Hill Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the Norman...